Wagashi is the Japanese style of cake making. The outside is made of sweet rice gluten and flour and the filling is either red bean or a paste made of pickled cherry blossom. There are a lot of different techniques that can be used to decorate the cakes. Strainers, scissors, saran wrap, and a comb can be used to manipulate the malleable gluten and create a lot of new shapes.
The texture of the cakes is smooth and a little grainy. The taste isn't very sweet, but it's a nice snack with macha, powdered green tea.
I made these! The brown one is shaped like a potato!
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